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Your wood choice is one of the primary factors in determining the longevity of your pergola. Thicker Structures: Thicker wood pergola structures tend to last longer. Make sure you have compared wood thickness and the quality before buying. Check the amount and quality of fasteners your set includes. An easy way to compare 2 similarly sized Pergolas is to compare shipping weight. Shipping weight is an authentic indicator of the heft of competing products. Notching: Another important point to consider is notching. Notched pergolas last for longer times and have greater wind resistance capacity.

The choice of materials to cover or roof the pergola depends on the buyers instincts as to the choices for durability permanency and availability. In tropical Australia zinc-galvanized corrugated sheets do not reflect infrared or ultraviolet much. White roofs reflect better. White or soft shades are better colors for a cool roof. As the Earth seeks to get greener the best choice of course is to enjoy traditional open roofed pergolas. Painting your Pergola Anything that is exposed to the harsh elements of nature will eventually need protection. Painting is one of the best ways to provide this protection.

Glass panels although strong enough to serve as pergola covering dont work for all kinds of environments making them vulnerable to hailstorms. So it is always advisable to check your location before transforming your pergola with transparent insulations. Other types of roofing materials used in pergolas include metal pergola roofing materials which is considered the most durable and permanent roofing material and fabric deck pergola covers which helps in extending your outdoor furnitures life. While fabric deck coverings extend furnitures life it also reduces or protects you from direct ultraviolet rays.